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Two months have passed since our last bugfix release and already we have a new one ready for consumption. Fancy a few more features? There aren’t any, with one teeny-tiny exception. Apparently DTS-HD audio only tracks are a thing and Kodi can now play them like any other music format. That’s it. No more features. Seriously.

However, since Kodi 18.3 is a bugfix release, we have a boatload of erm… fixes. In fact, too many to mention. Below is a non-exhaustive list of (mostly) usability fixes.

PVR

Music

Added support for DTS-HD audio tracks

Fixed wrong album or artist thumb art being picked from scraper results

The remaining fixes are under the hood and range from addressing nasty memory leaks to DVD playback from HTTPS sources, with a couple of crash and burn events in between. A special thanks to all the users that found a bug, took the time to report it and, in some cases, provided a fix.

The full v18.3 changelog can be found in our GitHub milestone. If you want to read back on what was actually changed in v18 itself, you can find the corresponding articles in the blog posts – Kodi 18, Kodi 18.1 and Kodi 18.2.

As usual, Kodi 18.3 availability on Google Play and Microsoft Store may take a few more days. Stay tuned.

Gearvita is now offering the A95X PLUS Android 8.1 4GB/32GB TV Box at a price lower than ever when using the coupon 11A95XPlus for just $45.99 / €40.51 / £35.32 but the offer is limited to just 20 devices since this is a price in loss for the store! So hurry up if you are looking for a great, brand-new device which can do anything you might need and get it before this limited stock ends. Comes in three different adapter formats: European, USA and UK so there is one for everyone! It is fully compatible with KODI 18 Leia, PLEX and all sort of streaming APK, IPTV and of course games from the Google Play Store!

Powered by Android 8.1 the A95X PLUS Android 8.1 4GB/32GB TVhas just been released and it offers stellar performance with the Amlogic S905Y2 64bit quad core ARM Cortex-A53 @ up to 1.8 GHz CPU with a Mali-G31 MP2 “Dvalin” GPU. The system has 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and local storage of 32GB. Outstanding specs that do not just end here since it also comes with Dual Band WiFi 2.4G and 5G a/b/g/n/ac, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, Bluetooth v4.2, AV output and HDMI 2.1 that supports CEC,HDCP and 4K in 75 fps!

The downside of the A95X PLUS Android 8.1and the reason they managed to keep the price so low is the lack of an Ethernet port, but if you need to use one you can always buy a USB to Ethernet adapter in order to make it work with a wire. nevertheless the WiFi on board chip supports G-bit WiFi 2T2R.11AC which makes it one of the best and newest in the market for super-fast wireless connections.

Remember the Metalliq addon for KODI by OpenEleq? Now there is a fork out and in order to fix the Metalliq addon and make it work again you need this new addon, the Metalliq fork on KODI 2018 is the Chappa’ai addon by MR Blamo.

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Now you can get the Xiaomi MI Android TV (Official International Version)on a coupon sale for the low price of just $66.99 / €55.54 / £49.17and with free world-wide shipping by using the discount coupon TOPCXM3. It is one of the best Android TV devices you can get right now with great quality and excellent performance. Running on Android TV OS comes with a unique, small in size design and an excellent remote control with voice control. Of course the design similarities with the Apple TV, the Amazon Fire TV and the NVIDIA Shield TV can not pass unnoticed but that is exactly the selling point of this device by Xiaomi. A direct competitor to those streaming devices, with no restrictions and with a very interesting price!

Spec-wise the Xiaomi Mi Android TV may not seem what you exactly expect from a top Android TV Box. Quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU clocked at 2.0Ghz, a Penta-core Mali 450 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. But everything combined together work absolutely in perfect synch. In fact it is one of the smoothest Android TV devices in the range of under $100 whether you just want to use it as a Media Center or in order to play games! It also supports Dual Band WiFi b/g/n/ac with an internal antenna, an HDMI 2.0 port for real 4K at 60 frames per second, an optical / SPDIF output, 1 X USB 2.0 port and an AV port in case you have an older TV or a projector.

The included bluetooth remote control is fantastic. It has built-in voice commands so you remote control the Xiaomi Mi Android TV just by talking to it, a feature that only some devices have like the NVIDIA Shield and the Amazon Fire TV. Also being a Bluetooth remote is also much better and more than the necessary in order to control every aspect of your device. The included AAA batteries is also something we are not used to see in most devices on the market.

Also when using KODI 17.6 the Xiaomi Mi Android TV performs in an exceptional way. Everything works as it should and even on 4K playback at 60 frames per second the device didn’t experience any kind of problems, just flawless playback! The forth-coming version of KODI Leia 18 is also supported and although it is not out officially yet, it has also a great performance on the device. When playing Android games you will also enjoy your experience and since you have unlimited access to the Google’s Android TV Play Store dedicated section with tons of fantastic titles to choose from, combined also to a Xiaomi Gamepad (sold separately but in my opinion is also one of the best gamepads for an Android TV Box or Firestick) you will get top gaming experience! Netflix is also fully supported meaning you will get the best possible quality, unlike most of the other devices in the market.